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51Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
52Geotechnical engineering — [ Boston s Big Dig presented geotechnical challenges in an urban environment.] Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering includes investigating …
53Screw — This article is about the fastener. For other uses, see Screw (disambiguation). Screws come in a variety of shapes and sizes for different purposes. U.S. quarter coin (diameter 24 mm) shown for scale. A screw, or bolt, is a type of fastener… …
54Troy, New York — Troy   City   City of Troy The Troy waterfront and Hudson River, 2009 …
55Prince Hall Freemasonry — derives from historical events which led to a tradition of separate, predominantly African American, Freemasonic fraternal organization in North America. It is considered regular by the United Grand Lodge of England. [… …
56Cast stone — is defined as “a refined architectural concrete building unit manufactured to simulate natural cut stone, used in unit masonry applications”. In the UK and Europe cast stone is defined as “any material manufactured with aggregate and cementitious …
57The Co-operative Funeralcare — Type Business of a consumer co operative Industry Retail Products Funeral …
58Stalinist architecture — (also referred to as Stalin s Empire style, Stalinist Gothic, or Socialist Classicism) is a term given to architecture of the Soviet Union between 1933, when Boris Iofan s draft for Palace of Soviets was officially approved, and 1955, when Nikita …
59Seacoast defense in the United States — Seacoast defense was a major concern for the United States from its independence until World War II. Before airplanes, America s enemies could only reach her from the sea, making coastal forts an economical alternative to standing armies or a… …
60harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
